[NUJ.LFB] NUJ Rate for the Job:
Words, other / mags

Archived: 03 May 2008

These rates have been reported by members of the National Union of Journalists and others, and printed in the Freelance, newsletter of London Freelance Branch. They are sorted by publisher/publication, then by date (most recent first). TIP: Use the "Find in page" command under your browser's "Edit" menu to be sure of finding all occurrences of a publication/publisher. AND do note the year in which the rate was reported! See also the Freelance Fees Guide, which gives general recommendations. And read the disclaimer and the key to exactly what the entries mean.

^ Words, other / mags

Work for which we have no rate-per-thousand-words, whose primary use was in a magazine.
These are archived rates - see current rates.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Words, other / mags * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Amateur Photographer news short, each _IPC 1994 GBP 50 -
British Journal of Photography news short, each _IncisiM 1994 GBP 50 -
City Life (defunct, Manchester) reviews, each _GMG 1997 GBP 20 - XX
Combat Militaria page 1995 GBP 50 - X
Hair (2p spread incl. 5-6 pix) 1994 GBP 100 - XX
Horizon (Ghana) story 1995 GBP 40 -
Literary Review book reviews 1995 GBP 25 - XXX
Mojo short album reviews - one column worth - minimum good 'til April 2006 FBSR _EMAP 2006 GBP 154.50 HA
Mojo short album reviews - one column worth - minimum good 'til April 2006 FBSR _EMAP 2006 GBP 154.50 HA
Mojo short album review (160 words) _EMAP 2004 GBP 40 GR
Mojo album reviews (short: 40 words) FBSR _EMAP 2003 GBP 25 GR
Mojo album reviews (standard length: 160 words) FBSR _EMAP 2003 GBP 36 GR
Mojo short record reviews FBS _EMAP 2002 GBP 35 HA
Press Gazette 'per news story' 30 _Quantum 1995 GBP 30 - X
Pride (1500 think-piece) 1994 GBP 200 -
Q short album review (100 words) _EMAP 2004 GBP 41.20 HA
Q short album review (100 words) _EMAP 2004 GBP 41.20 HA
Q short album review (100 words) _EMAP 2004 GBP 40 GR
Q short album review (100 words) _EMAP 2004 GBP 41.20 HA
Q album reviews (short: 50/100 words) FBSR plus website _EMAP 2003 GBP 35 5 GR
Q album reviews (of compilations) FBSR plus website _EMAP 2003 GBP 25 5 GR
Q short record reviews FBS + website _EMAP 2002 GBP 32 5 HA
Q book reviews _EMAP 1995 GBP 55 - X
Reader's Digest (book review) _RD 1994 GBP 165 -
Spectator 'per piece' _Holl 1992 GBP 90 -
The Stage one review (member: '!') 1994 GBP 25 - X
What's On feature 1994 GBP 45 - XXX
What's On theatre review 1994 GBP 14 - XXX

The above are the rates for Words, other / mags ARCHIVED on 03 May 2008.

 
Key to the rates, by column:
1 Publication/Programme, any details of work and licence
2 Owner at the time the rate was reported, where knownGroup
3 The year in which the rate was reportedYear
4 Currency: either GBP or EUR¤
5 Amount paid for basic licence - e.g. first use in print: Basic fee
6 Paid for extra licences - web use, database resale... (no data pre Jun 2000) ...Extras
7 "Going Rate" according to experienced NUJ members - do try to better it: ......GR
or Minimum rate set out in NUJ House Agreement (more will be made soon): ......HA
8 Underpaid, in the fallible opinion of the Freelance editor:GBP500X
or Just sometimes we're pleasantly surprised:EUR1500300O